Archive for January, 2012

Robbery in Chatham, Ontario

Gretzky rookie cards stolen in $40,000 heist: Shop owner By Vicki Gough, QMI Agency CHATHAM, ONT. – A sports card shop owner says 90% of his hockey cards — including three Wayne Gretzky rookie cards — are gone after thieves broke into his store sometime over the weekend. “My life’s collection of sports cards is [...]

Free Hockey Card Packs on Facebook!

Doesn’t everyone love free hockey cards! Find Canada Card World on Facebook and ‘Like’ us… and in addition, check out today’s contest for some free packs. It’s NHL All-Star Weekend and what better way to celebrate than some free unopened packs for a lucky fan.

2012 Spring Sports Card Expo Update

Early word out of Toronto indicates that they’re gathering an impressive line-up of autograph guests for the 2012 Spring Sports Card Expo. Held every year in Toronto, Ontario, the Expo is always a large draw. Collectors and dealers can browse hundreds of tables of rare and not-so-rare sports cards, non-sports cards, and various non-card related [...]

2012 NHL All-Star Fan Fair Redemptions

Panini has unveiled their plans for this week’s 2012 NHL All-Star Fan Fair wrapper-redemption program in conjunction with the 2012 NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa, Ontario. In addition to the impressive base card checklist and inserts, Panini has included a stunning list of autograph and memorabilia cards within its redemption program.   In addition to [...]

Winter 2012 Classic Auction Begins!

Gentlemen, start your bidding! Now open is the latest Classic Collectibles auction. The auction includes items such as game-used jerseys, pucks, Stanley Cup rings, graded hockey cards, Bee Hive photos, and vintage memorabilia. The highlight of the current auction is Miracle on Ice member Ken Morrow’s Team U.S.A 1980 Winter Olympics Game-Worn Jersey! Other notable [...]

Sunday Fun-Day Fun Facts – 2012-01-22

Two cards from 2010-11 Dominion Hockey that were intended to be autographed by Russian superstars Alexander Ovechkin, Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, and Evgeni Malkin have been making news in the past few weeks. Ovechkin got the cards first and returned them signed. After that, things went a little off the rails. Once Ovechkin returned the [...]

Big Week for In The Game!

After many years of being one of Upper Deck’s big draws, Mr. Hockey will now be found in In The Game products. Collectors can expect to find autograph and game-used memorabilia cards of Gordie Howe starting with 2011-12 Heroes and Prospects from In The Game which releases on February 23, 2012.     “It has [...]

News Release – In The Game

The role of the captain on a hockey team extends far past the ice and the person that wears the “C” is usually the leader in the dressing room as well. They bring the team up when they are facing defeat. They shoulder most of the blame whenever the other side wins. Those with this [...]

Sunday Fun-Day Fun Facts – 15/01/2012

Looking for an interesting and stylish way to put those added touches to your collectables room? Recently there has been an increase in the interest in vintage signs. However, since those signs can be either quite expensive or quite hard to find in good condition, a new option has appeared. Available at websites such as [...]

Who To Collect – Adam Henrique

There’s nothing like a Gordie Howe hat-trick to put a rookie on the map. Adam Henrique has been having a fine rookie season and just moved into second place in NHL rookie scoring behind Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. But because of The Nuge, Rico was not getting much press. Now, with The Nuge on the shelf, Adam [...]

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